QF Roland Garros 2006

Ivan Ljubicic #4 def. Julien Benneteau #95

6-2 6-2 6-3

Ivan Ljubicic defeated Julien Benneteau 6-2 6-2 6-3 in the 2006 Roland Garros quarterfinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 9, 2006*
Tournament: Roland Garros
Edition: 2006
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Clay
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 13m

Match Statistics

Stat	Ivan Ljubicic	Julien Benneteau
Aces	13	1
Double faults	0	3
First serve %	57.0%	57.0%
First serve points won %	70.0%	42.0%
Second serve points won %	52.0%	40.0%
Break points saved %	70.0%	11.0%
Break points converted %	89.0%	30.0%
Service points won %	62.0%	41.0%
Return points won %	59.0%	38.0%
Total points won %	61.0%	39.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Ivan Ljubicic	Julien Benneteau
Country	CRO	FRA
Birth date	Mar 19, 1979	Dec 20, 1981
Age	27	24
Height	193 cm	185 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	4	95
Ranking points (entering)	2,610	437
Elo (entering)	1,998	1,798
Current career W-L	404–284	270–293
Current career earnings	$10,181,121	$9,556,742

Pre-match H2H

Ivan Ljubicic #4 1 – 1 Julien Benneteau #95

Path

Ivan Ljubicic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ruben Ramirez Hidalgo #79	6-3 3-6 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2006	R16
Juan Monaco #103	4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2006	R32
Oscar Hernandez #131	6-3 6-7(7) 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 2006	R64
Carlos Berlocq #82	6-2 6-0 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2006	R128

Ivan Ljubicic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Rafael Nadal #2	4-6 2-6 6-7(7)	L	H2H	Match data	Jun 11, 2006	SF

Julien Benneteau's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Martin #68	5-1 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 7, 2006	R16
Radek Stepanek #11	5-7 7-5 7-6(8) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 4, 2006	R32
Marcos Baghdatis #19	3-6 6-4 6-3 6-7(1) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 2, 2006	R64
Janko Tipsarevic #104	6-2 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	May 31, 2006	R128